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Did the Self-Proclaimed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Creator Sell a Spicy Lie? (vanityfair.com)
8 points by fortran77 on June 11, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



In addition to the story being fake, the movie is bad and overly smarmy. To me, that patronizes the man's real work and the contributions of other non-white employees. In other words, do we have to make a fake story about Mexican success? Why not tell a real one instead.


Lots more interesting detail in the original 2021 LA Times expose: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-05-16/flamin-hot...




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